Both Ken and Alan sent me this New York Times article: Powerpoint Makes You Dumb yesterday. And no, this is not a joke. I hate PPT. The worst paper I saw from students this fall was the only one done in powerpoint. And yes, I'm going to get the Edward Tufte pamphlet.
"In August, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board at NASA released Volume 1 of its report on why the space shuttle crashed. As expected, the ship's foam insulation was the main cause of the disaster. But the board also fingered another unusual culprit: PowerPoint, Microsoft's well-known ''slideware'' program."
Posted by jason at December 16, 2003 09:20 AM | TrackBackIt makes me extra dumb since I can't read ppt. Seriously, when I look at a ppt presentation all I see is blurr. Had my eyes checked for this last year, but they said it was just some eye anomaly which glasses can't correct. I think it's just a Bill Gates anomaly, myself!
Posted by: julia at December 17, 2003 11:27 PMAh but there's always someone who will find a worthwhile use for anything: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,61485,00.html?tw=newsletter_topstories_html
Posted by: Jack Dalton at December 19, 2003 01:38 PM